All Meat alternatives articles
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NewsVegan food brand This announces ‘biggest festive range yet’
The vegan brand said the offering was designed to make ‘festive hosting effortless’ and comprised ‘everything from showstopping centrepieces to premium sides and party food’
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Category ReportPlant-based brands cash in on everyday meal occasions
Sales of alt-meat are in decline, but experts remain upbeat about the category’s future
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NewsHain Celestial international deal with Aurelius thrown into doubt
Hain Celestial’s sale of its international business, including the likes of Ella’s Kitchen and New Covent Garden, is hanging in the balance after the US food group failed to secure an amendment to a credit agreement with its lenders.
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Comment & OpinionBrands face a clean-label protein trap
Hitting a big headline protein number from plants almost always means reaching for an ingredient that clean-label shoppers have been taught to fear, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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NewsAllplants sold to France’s Fleury Michon
Managing director Kerry Atack will continue to lead the business under its new ownership, with Ella Mills remaining as a brand ambassador
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product Award 2026: Meat-free
Quorn Protein Bites coated in a sweet chilli seasoning provide a moreish on-the-go option, targeted at both meat-eaters and non-meat-eaters alike
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ProfilesLa Vie CEO Nicolas Schweitzer on lardons, dragons and sweaty Metros
‘I sell plant-based lardons and have a lot of fun doing it’
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NewsGosh swaps growth for profitability in ‘key turnaround year’
Sales at Gosh fell 6.7% to £16.8m in the year to 31 December 2025 amid a shift away from lower-margin contracts and a slight decline in the plant-based market
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NewsTofoo & Co unveils Frankfurters, Bratwurst and Silken Tofu SKUs
The new launches come as Tofoo & Co continues to broaden its focus beyond tofu and follows a packaging revamp designed to enhance shelf impact
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NewsQuorn expands No Artificial Range with Quorn Chilled Pieces
The line has been made with just three ingredients: mycoprotein, rehydrated free-range egg white, and natural flavourings
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NewsQuorn launches ‘freezer aisle must-have’ Hot & Spicy Bites
They have a ‘fiery punch and satisfying crunch’ according to the leading meat-free brand and will land in Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose this September, as well as Morrisons from October
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Category ReportWhy meat alternatives are still worthy of investment
How can the surviving meat-free brands return to growth? And which are still attracting investment?
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Comment & OpinionThe plant-based aisle was answering the wrong question
Supermarkets should stop separating protein by dietary identity and start merchandising it around how people actually cook, argues Elin Roberts, co-founder & CEO at Better Nature
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NewsJuicy Marbles launches Butcher-Minced Bangers in Ocado
The plant-based sausages (rsp: £4.09/270g) have a unique “butcher-minced” texture, along with “real fat cubes” that melt as you fry
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NewsTofoo Co reaps rewards of increased marketing spend
The Tofoo Co has succeeded in converting hundreds of thousands of new consumers to tofoo, seitan and tempeh following a heavy lift in marketing spend
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Comment & OpinionWater shortages cannot be allowed to threaten UK food security
Alarm bells have been ringing across the food industry after chicken giant 2 Sisters closed one of its factories due to food safety and animal welfare concerns
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NewsUK supermarkets ‘stocking but not selling’ plant-based, warns report
While supermarkets have largely succeeded in getting plant-based products on to shelves, in-store activation and navigation lags behind
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News£320m investment in alt-protein at risk from ‘hostile’ EU takeover, MPs warned
The Alternative Proteins Association warns that the UK is risking its ‘progressive’ policies on developing lab-grown meat being taken over by an EU framework that is ‘slower, more politically contested, and increasingly hostile to the technologies’
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NewsLosses rack up at This but progress made in 2025
Revenues at This, which was named the fastest-growing brand in fmcg in 2023, declined by 3.8% to £17.6m in 2025, newly filed accounts revealed this week
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VideosNew Quorn campaign spotlights Protein Bites
It sees Perry Pig, Clarence Cow and Chickson Chicken hijack a meal by replacing its contents with the range that launched in March